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Recent Examples of cadaverAt North Carolina State University, a team led by microbial ecologist Erin McKenney and forensic anthropologist Amanda Hale conducted a landmark study measuring the lengths of the small intestines in cadavers for the first time since 1885.—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025 Police then conducted a search with personnel and a cadaver dog, but were unable to find any other remains.—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 4 July 2025 Emergency personnel from 13 states have been on the ground searching for the missing, including multiple K9 cadaver dog units; that number has increased to 19, authorities said.—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2025 Since then, officials have deployed cadaver dogs and a mountaineer team in the hunt.—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cadaver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadaver
corpse
Noun
Their corpses, reportedly decomposed and mauled by pigs, were not found for another three days, according to a police statement issued at the time.
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Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
There was one dead roach under the margarita slushee machine, and 20 roach corpses on a sticky trap under a reach-in cooler.
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David J. Neal
August 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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